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Jack Uyeyama
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Interviews
Description: Jack describes growing up in Sheldon. Father farmed 10 acres of strawberries. Talks about depression era prices.
Description: Pearl Harbor attack and relocation to Fresno Assembly Center

Description: Irony of "it takes a war to bring the nation out of poverty." Mentions how good the food was at the Assembly Center in Fresno.

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Description: 10,000 Japanese Americans in Jerome Camp

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Description: Mischief at Tule Lake; one finger salute; seagulls painted with the rising sun; agitating the guards.

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Description:Banks foreclosed on many property since wages were very low in the camp.

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Description: Jack no longer eats fresh strawberries because of eating them so much as a kid.

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Description: He and his six brothers served in the US Army. Mother would be proud.

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